Balanced Fight Card at Elks Show Ended With Murphy Victory
A 6 round main bout at the Elks Home on East Main drew about 200 fans. Battling Murphy of Arden defeated Slasher Serio of Simpson in a fierce in fighting display, while most other bouts ended in draws or decisions amid a lively program with Curtis Lambert’s orchestra and a crowd-pleasing buffet.
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Palmer
Fistiana
Elks
East Main Street
Battling Murphy
Arden
Slasher Serio
Simpson
John Tucker
Heckathorne
Serio
Willie” Clark
Curtis Lambert
Murphy
Drs. Dorsey C. Peck
U. S
Young Campbell
Paul P. Warden Murphy
C. Moore
I 1
Young Murphy
Moore
Knottsville
Felton
Hovatter
Garner
Joe
Sterling
Joe Vasto
Broaddus College
Harry Moore
Grafftoh
CCC
Vasto
Philippi Lad
Bronx
Broaddus Defeats West Liberty 9-1 On College Hill
Alderson-Broaddus college defeated West Liberty Teachers 9-1 on Broaddus hill Saturday afternoon. Romero scored the lone run for West Liberty with a steal of home in the eighth. Binford pitched well for Alderson-Broaddus, limiting eight hits and striking out several batters as Kelly Strothers English and Nestor had two hits each for the Baptists. The win closes Alderson-Broaddus season with a June 4 alumni game finale planned during commencement.
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John C. Carpenter
Philippi
Alderson- Broaddus College
West Liberty Teachers
Broaddus Hill
Romero
Binford
The
Baptists
Kelly
Strothers
English
Nestor
Workman
Tonocee
Alderson - Broaddust
College Hill
National League Scores and Highlights
Yesterday Pittsburgh beat New York 7 to 3 and Boston defeated Chicago 6 to 0 while Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 5 to 0. St Louis outlasted Philadelphia 5 to 2 in ten innings. Kelly and Workman had two base hits. Pitchers Binford struck out 13, Moore 8. Moore issued four walks, Binford two. Umpires Middleswarts and Dehart. Game lasted 1 hour 43 minutes.
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Kelly
Workman
Binford
Moore
Middleswarts
Dehart
West Liberty
Pittsburgh
Romero
St. Louis
Thompson
Chicago
New York
Satye
Boston
Demarehill
Brooklyn
Painter
Philadelphia
Hill
Cincinnati
Melchion
P Doddrill
County Stat League Entry Wins Contest in WV State Game
Reppert's Clubs of Flemington powered to a 10 to 5 victory over Philippi with a big inning and two homeruns by Lawson and Seavish. Daugherty pitched well for Flemington. Slaughter struggled before Smallridge relieved him in the sixth.
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Philippi
Rh.e
Flemington
Daugherty
E. Lawson
Slaughter
Smallridge and Clark
Mrs Roosevelt sports page roundup and motor classic notes
A sports column notes games today Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn St Louis at Philadelphia Chicago at Boston and yesterday results Washington 9 Chicago 6 Cleveland 7 Philadelphia 6 Detroit 9 Boston 2 St Louis 16 New York 7. It also covers Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 28 with Fred Frame, a likely starter, after his car damage in Philadelphia. Frame’s machine will miss trials as crews inspect whether it can be repaired in time.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Fred Frame
Indianapolis
Indianapolis Motorwashington Speedway
Frame
Iain
Philadelphia at Cleveland and Other 1940s Matchups
A set of city pairings lists Philadelphia facing Cleveland, Washington meeting Chicago, and New York opposing St. Louis along with Boston clashing with Detroit in a regional sports schedule snapshot.
Webster Nine Triumphs Over Philippi 6 to 3
Webster baseball edged Philippi Athletics 6 to 3 in a Sunday game before the largest Webster diamond crowd. Eskis opened scoring for Philippi with two runs, while Paugh Reed and Lake led Webster with multiple runs and strong pitching as Webster used one starter and Philippi cycled through 13 arms. No next game schedule yet, to be announced later.
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Webster
Philippi Athletics
Webster Diamond
Philippi
Eskis
Jackson
Paugh
Reed
Williams
Lake
Webster Philippi
Puff Helps Pig Girl In Escape From Field Chase
In a scene from WUFES Puff assists a young pig girl to the ground and plans a long run to safety through a field. Mrs Barney Dempsey, sister in law of Jack Dempsey, runs a boxing gym in Los Angeles. Alabama authorities estimate 200,000 hunters and 200,000 anglers could find enough wildlife present for a sizeable hunting and fishing season.
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Puff
Puffy
Barney Dempsey
Jack Dempsey
Los Angeles
Alabama Cor
Grafton High Beats Belington in Final Central West WV Baseball League Game
Grafton high school defeated Belington 7 to 2 in the league finale to secure a share of second place with Roosevelt-Wilson as Victory and Maple Avenue face off with Clarksburg games likely to decide title. Belington also closes its state league schedule. standings show Maple Avenue and the Lucky Strike team among the season’s results.
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Grafton High School
Central West Virginia Baseball League
Belington
Roosevelt-Wilson High School
Belington High
Jane Lew
Grafton
Roosevelt-Wilson
Clarksburg
Ferica
Gue
HE/Carr
China
Mannings
Stolzenfels
Wickwire
Cooper
Shaw
Carder
Morton
J. Phillips
B. Phillips
R. Brady
Brad Hymes
Steerman
Taylor
D. Brady
Richard
Thorne
Rf Rowe
Trussler
Maple Avenue
Carr China
Avenue
Grafton High
West Virginia
Elks
B&ab
Wickwire Wins Field Day Over Lucky Strike 15 to 6
Wickwire defeated Lucky Strike 15 to 6 in a brisk field contest. Both sides matched early, then Wickwire surged with four runs in the fourth and seven more across the next two innings. Robinson of Wickwire hit a homer, with Poe and Robinson adding two base hits, while Hud son and Kean of Lucky Strike doubled.
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Wickwire
Maple Avenue
Robinson
Poe
Hudson
Kéan
R. HE. Latta
Demoss
H. Bailey
Beavers
Pirates Hold Lead With 7 3 Win Over Giants
In front of about 35 000, the Pirates defeated the Giants 7 to 3 in the delayed opener of a three game series. Gus Suhr homered twice as Pittsburgh amassed 12 hits while Ronny St. Clair pitched. Buddy Myer led Washington to a 9 to 6 win over the White Sox with a two run shot and four hits.
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Pirates
Giants
al Smith
Gus Suhr
Pittsburgh
Attekt
Herman Bell
Buddy Myer
Washington
Sam Jones
Les Tietje
White Sox
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Quakers
Boston
Detroit
Enabl
Tigers
Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Dodgers
Reds
von Mungo
Cincinnati Reds
Derringer
Kleinhaus
Hale
Trosky
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Tribe
Chicago Cus
Huck Betts
Braves
Betts
Mo Braves
Berger
A & Ron ‘Nto
Personal notices from Grafton area residents thinning out
David Ramsey and son Clyde returned to Raleigh N C after visiting relatives in Grafton for several days. Mrs H P Miller and Mrs Paul Mitchell hosted their sister Mrs H M Castel in West Wilford Street. Thelma Martin of Cleveland Ohio visits her parents Frank M Martin and wife. Marie Guth and Mary Jo Rauscher spent weekend with friends in Wheeling. Local fans attended Clarksburg Generals versus Philippi game at Philippi. Margaret Jaco heads to Charleston for Real Silk convention at Daniel Boone hotel. Harry S White of Loveland and W B Brown of McMechen spent the weekend in Fairmont.
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David Ramsey
Clyde Ramsey
Raleigh
N. C
Grafton
H. P. Miller
Grantsville
Paul Mitchell
Oakland
H. M. Castel
West
Wilford Street
Thelma Martin
Cleveland
Ohio
Prank M. Martin
High, Street
Marie Guth
Mary
Jo Rauscher
Harry S. White
Loveland
Fair
Mont
W. B. Brown
McMechen
Memorial Day Baseball At Graton Features Fairmont State
Decoration Day events include a 2:30 p.m. game at Fetterman diamond between Fairmont State Teachers College and the local team. It marks Fairmont State’s first Graton appearance in years, with Coach Colebank’s team seen as strong in the state. A small admission is charged as students and a parade gather in the morning.
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Fetterman Diamond
Fairmont State Teachers College
Fetterman
Fairmont State College
Grafston
Colebank
Ted
Grafton
Father
R. M. Brown
Ward
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Wallace Henderson
Harry Heckathorne
Dorsey Ridenour
Foghorn
Mays
Ridenour
Charles O. King
Lodge
John Bradford
Tucker
W. P. Clark
the Elks
Clyde N
Foghorn” Mays
Joe Humphries
Coa
Louie Meyer
Kelly Petillo
Wild Bill Cumminga
Sivas
Broaddus
Philippi College
Broadcuster
Wolfe
Ashley
Dunlop
Fletcher
Oo Robinson
Gae
County Stat League
Reppert Cubs
Mrs. Roosevelt
Mates
Athletics
Bingles
Gatrell
Lucky Strike
E. Hudson
Me Jones
Keane
Barrett
Lobis
Pal
St Smith
C Crane
Galler
Aera
Siete Oak Weds
Cubs
Fairmont
Felix Romano
New City
Mage
Felix Clear
Washington State
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